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Thomas v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 1, 1990No. 45A03-8907-CR-279PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRARD, Judge.

Denise Thomas (Thomas) was found guilty by a jury of murder and felony murder. The events leading to Thomas' convietion began on May 14, 1985, when she and three friends, Paula Cooper, Karen Corder, and April Beverly devised a scheme to rob an elderly neighbor, Ruth Pelke (Pelke). Thomas and her accomplices gained entrance to the home through the ruse of obtaining information about Bible classes. Once inside the home, Pelke sustained fatal injuries when she was pushed to the floor and repeatedly stabbed and struck on her head with a vase. After the murder, the girls searched…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Williams v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Pickens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Vance v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Kellett v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Koo v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Debro v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005

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